UNDERWATER SYSTEMS FOR THE OFFSHORE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY

PREPARED FOR COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS

Providing around 60% of global power requirements over the next twenty-five years, oil and gas are destined to remain the prime sources of energy for industrialized and developing nations alike for the foreseeable future. As a consequence, there is a constant de-mand for underwater works, maintenance and overhaul on offshore installations, seaways, ocean going vessels, seaports and harbours.

Since 1986, Saab Seaeye has been specialised in the manufacturing of electrically powered Remotely Operated Vehicles, ROVs for the offshore oil and gas industry. Seaeye develops electric ROVs that can operate reliably and work for extended periods between maintenance in the offshore oil and gas industry and particularly in areas with strong currents such as the Southern North Sea.

Years of development and innovative solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry has culminated in today’s Seaeye ROVs becoming the benchmark by which all electric powered ROVs are compared today.

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SAAB AT YOUR SIDE

Co-operating closely with numerous offshore operators throug-hout the world, Saab Seaeye commands the broadest spectrum of skills and competencies in its field. Our ability to enter solid, long-term co-operation programmes and arrangements with ready access to the relevant resources qualifies us as a reliable partner for the offshore oil and gas industry.

Our ambition is not only to push the boundaries of technologyto their limits, but to develop with the needs and prerequisitesof our customers. Drawing on our vast experience of the offshore oil and gas market, we can deliver solutions that provide greater security and help you operate and perform as effectively and ef-ficiently as possible.

We offer access to service, testing and maintenance facilities that are essential for achieving optimum operation of ROVs. Customized solutions tailored to the needs and requirements of discerning customers, today and tomorrow.

PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

Our portfolio embraces everything from portable ROVs to state-of-the-art sensors and vehicle systems for the execution of a multitude of underwater missions and tasks. In addition to autonomous, stand-alone systems that can scan vast areas on search and rescue missions we offer unmanned underwater vehicles that can operate in harsh environments and perform complex missions.

We supply our products and services nationally and internationally for various areas of application such as underwater work in the offshore industry, the protection of critical infrastructure, scientific research of oceans and fresh waters, as well as the provision of sup-port to divers and submarines.

Saab has extensive experience in these fields of operation gained from the development of underwater solutions designed for use in one of the world’s most complex near shore environments – the Swedish archipelago. A hundred years of developing and manu-facturing underwater systems have culminated in the creation of a national centre of excellence at Saab Underwater Systems – a company within the Saab Group.

The acquisition of Fareham-headquartered Seaeye Limited, a leading manufacturer of ROVs since 1987, added a complete range of electric powered ROV systems for all professional applications within the offshore oil and gas industry to the programme.

Seaeye has exported more than 400 ROVs worldwide for a wide range of applications including:

• Oil and Gas• Defence• Scientific• Dam Inspection• Environmental• Security• Police• Submarine Rescue

OFFSHORE OIL & GAS

The development and exploration of new oil and gas fields requires the construction of new, and upgrading of existing, offshore platforms as well as the associated security infrastructure. This on-going development is not only resulting in a growing demand for more versatile and robust remotely-operated vehicles for all kinds of under-water work in the offshore industry, but also in the areas of scientific research and environmental monitoring of ocean and littoral waters, necessary in the planning stages of construction. These vehicles are also playing an increasingly decisive role in the provision of support to divers and submarine rescue operations.

Capable of accommodating a standard range of tools and accessories, Saab ROVs qualify as economical alternatives to tradi-tional hydraulic work class ROVs.

We can also provide a custom design service for special tools and ROVs for any unique application requirements. Saabs ROVs are widely superior to traditio-nal hydraulic work class ROVs, such as

• Lower turnaround time • Shorter deployment and recovery time• Less people operating it• Less deck space• Lower Life Cycle Costs

Capable of accommodating a standard range of tools and accessories in a quick-changeable tool skid, Saab ROVs offer an unprecedented degree of flexibility and qua-lify as very good economical alternatives to traditional hydraulic work class ROVs.

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SEAEYE COUGAR-XTA ROBUST ROV FOR DEMANDING ASSIGNMENTS

A fully integrated inspection tool with a powerful performance envelope and a high payload for a vehicle of this size, the Seaeye Lynx is designed to operate up to a distance of 1500 m free swimming or in conjunction with a Tether Management System (TMS), which provides a 200 metre

excursion radius. The system has various useful options such as a power outlet for powering water jetting equipment and the capacity to fit standard or custom work-skid packages fixed to the underside of the vehicle.

SEAEYE LYNXEXTENSIVE INSPECTION POSSIBILITIES WITH A FLEXIBLE, LIGHTWEIGHT ROV

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The Seaeye Falcon is a portable but extre-mely powerful system, with its one-to-onepower to weight ratio and is the professionalsolution tp a depth of 300 metres in coastal and inshore waters. A wide range of tools and accessories can be fitted. The Falcon DR is rated for operations to a depth of 1000 metres to cater for similar operations in deep tunnels as well as for fly away opera-tions in deeper water offshore.

The forward facing tilting flood lights are linked to the camera tilt platform to provide improved scene illumination when filming above or below the vehicle centre line.

The Falcon DR incorporates a fibre optic system for video and data transmission, increasing the available interfaces for ad-ditional sensors such as high end cameras.

SEAEYE FALCON & FALCON DRINSHORE, COASTAL AND PORTABLE ROV APPLICATIONS

The best-selling Seaeye Tiger is the bench-mark by which all other small electric ROVsare measured in the offshore oil and gas industry. Very powerful, easy to fly and ratedfor operations to a depth of 1000 metres,

the Seaeye Tiger is the industry work horse for observation, inspection, search, survey and diver support. It is also operated by military clients in support of search, rescue and salvage operations.

SEAEYE TIGER OBSERVATION, INSPECTION, DIVER SUPPORT AND LIGHT WORK IN HARSH CONDITIONS

Proven worldwide in harsh environmentsand recognised for its capability to operateeffectively as a compact work ROV, the Seaeye Cougar-XT is a robust working tool designed for operating to a depth of 2000m and demanding applications in the offshore Industry. The Cougar-XT leads a new generation of compact, highly flexible and extremely powerful electric ROVs that

offer users the ability to undertake a broadrange of complex tasks at lower operatingcosts. The Cougar-XT can be equipped with a variety of tools and sensors designed to meet customer’s specific operational and application requirements.

A version for operation to a depth of 3000 m is also available.

An extremely powerful and highly agileROV, the Seaeye Surveyor is ideally suitedfor all kinds of survey applications in shal-low water to a depth of 600 m.

Can also be used for general observation and inspection duties.

SEAEYE SURVEYOR POWERFUL, AGILE AND FLEXIBLE IN HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS

Designed to undertake many of the taskspreviously carried out by larger, heavier and more costly conventional hydraulic powered work vehicles, the Seaeye Panther XT fulfils the requirement for light electric

work class ROV with greater power, higher payload, more interfaces and outstanding handling characteristics. The ideal vehicle for survey tasks and offshore drill support operations to a depth of 1500 m.

SEAEYE PANTHER XT GREATER POWER AND SUPERIOR HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS AT SEA

SEAEYE JAGUAR MEDIUM WORK ROV

Representing a new generation of electric underwater vehicles, the Seaeye Jaguar system is the most powerful and advanced of its type in the world. Designed for ope-ration to 3000 m (option 6,000 m) water depth, the Seaeye Jaguar has the highest payload and thrust in its class and is suita-ble for a very wide range of work tasks.

A new simplified control system featuring fewer and more intuitive controls makes it easy to manage and pilot thus allowing for faster training of new pilots and conver-sion of experienced pilots. Requiring fewer operators to manage than rival systems, the Seaeye Jaguar can generate significant cost savings without compromising its unprecedented flexibility.

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CONTROL AND WORKSHOP CABINS

Control cabins can be provided fully fitted out to meet your specification require-ments. They can be supplied for safe area operations or rated for Zone II use.

Workshop cabins can also be provided combined with the control container or as a separate unit.

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ROV HANDLING & TMS SYSTEMS

Most ROV systems larger than a Falcon will be supplied with a Launch and Recovery System (LARS) that generally comprises a skid mounted ’A’ frame, winch, Hydraulic Power Unit (HPU) and Sheave. A lock latch or snubber/rotator can be added and, on re-quest, a crane base system can be supplied.

The alternative to ’Free Swimming’ an ROV is the use of a TMS (Tether Management System) to deploy an ROV to the working depth. This option adds an element of cost to your investment in an ROV system but offers a number of significant benefits including:

• Eliminating the effect of drag on a long length of surface tended umbilical.

• Providing protection to the ROV garaged in the TMS during launch and recovery, particularly as it passes through the splash zone.

• Increasing the speed of travel to and from the working depth. The speed of the lift winch and not the rate of dive of the ROV now determines the speed of launch and recovery.

• Achieving greater accuracy of deployment to the work site.

• Providing a safe haven to park the ROV at depth between tasks.

SEAEYE TMS

This garage-style system uses a bail arm arrangement to spool tether on and off a fixed drum without the additional cost of incorporating a slip ring.

Up to 250 metres of tether can be accommodated which is remotely con-trolled by the ROV pilot. The Type 8’s improved mechanism and stainless steel frame make it virtually maintenance free.

SEAEYE TMS 8

The TMS 10 has an innovative shuttle drum that moves side to side of a fixed power sheave which greatly improves tether life. The stainless steel main frame of this garage TMS is fully adjustable allowing for easy adjust-ment to accommodate varying sizes of ROV mounted tool skids.

SEAEYE TMS 10

UNDERWATER SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE

The growing demand for AUVs able to handle challenging underwater surveys is understandable. Compared to traditional solutions such as divers and ship based or towed sonars, AUVs warrant superior levels of personal safety, cost-efficiency and versatility generating savings in terms of time and money.

Saab offers a range of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) for underwater surveys missions that can be either autonomously, remotely operated or both from a ship or the shore.

Highly suited for underwater survey appli-cations are the AUV62 and the Double Eagle SAROV, both warranting high levels of per-

formance, manoeuvrability and flexibility.

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AUV62

The AUV62 equipped with high-resolution sonar system is well suited to performing general reconnaissance and surveillance missions, such as searching for small ob-jects and recording their positions as well as generating the corresponding sensor raw data for further action or information purposes.

The AUV62 is a modularised system that gives maximum flexibility for configuring the system for specific missions and needs. It can perform:

• seabed mapping• object reconnaissance• environmental monitoring• sub-bottom mapping

Using an AUV62 is a very cost-effective solu-tion compared to the traditional use of a ship with a bottom-mounted or towed sensor.

The AUV62 vehicle can be launched from stationary platforms at sea, as well as from surface ships, or from the shore.

The AUV62 vehicle is normally recovered in the same way it is launched, i.e. from a statio-nary platform, surface ship, or shore-based launcher. It can however be recovered by any of these, regardless of how it is launched.

For surface ship recovery, a specially de-signed docking device retrieves the vehicle in the water and winches it back to the launching chute.

On completion of recovery, the turnaround time to re-launch the vehicle for the next mission is normally 4 hours for a total recharge cycle. Without total recharge, the turnaround time is cut to approximately 30 minutes.

Key facts:• Area Coverage Rate: ~2.5 km2/h• Sonar Resolution: better than 4x4 cm* (practical)• Swath Width: 2 x 200 m (high resolution)

*) Resolution is range-independent within the swath width.

SEABED MAPPING

Using a Payload Module equipped with a MBES (Multi Beam Echo Sounder), the seabed profile scanned by the AUV62 vehicle is continuously recorded during the mission, serving as a basis for subsequent seabed map generation. The accuracy of the mapping data fully complies with IHO

standards (International Hydrographic Organization). Thanks to the high area coverage performed, the AUV62 becomes a very attractive and cost effective solution compared to the traditional way of using a survey ship.

SUB-BOTTOM MAPPING

By supplying the Payload Module with a Sub-bottom Profiler, the structure of the sediment layers below the seabed can be categorized and documented.

The addition of a MBES to the same mo-dule enables the study of the change of the seabed structure over time, relative to the firm basement.

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

The Payload Module for Environmental Monitoring is equipped with a number of different sensors for physical, chemical and biological monitoring of the under-water environment. The AUV62 System can perform autonomous, long endurance environmental monitoring over large areas without supervision.

Physical data such as conductivity, tem-perature and density are measured as a standard, while sensors for other parameters can be added on request. The sensor for dissolved oxygen, that can be an important indicator for environmentally healthy condi-tions, is one example while a water sampler for biological monitoring is another.

OBJECT RECONNAISSANCE

The AUV62 is designed to operate autono-mous and perform long-term endurance object reconnaissance missions.

During a mission, images of detected ob-jects are transmitted back to surface ships and helicopters on demand, for on-line pre-evaluation.

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DOUBLE EAGLE SAROV

For reconnaissance and surveillance mis-sions as well as underwater tasks such as riser and anchor chain inspection, Saaboffers the Double Eagle SAROV, which is ahybrid ROV/AUV capable of performingboth autonomous and remote operations.

The SAROV has hovering capability andextremely high manoeuvrability, 360 de-grees in pitch and roll.

The SAROV can be launched from sta-tionary platforms at sea, as well as from surface ships, or from the shore.

The SAROV vehicle is normally recovered

in the same way it is launched, i.e. from a stationary platform, surface ship, or shore-based launcher. It can however be recove-red by any of these, regardless of how it is launched.

The Dock and Release Mechanism gives the capability to start operating SAROV in ROV mode and pass to autonomous mode by releasing the tether.

After having performed the autonomous mission, the vehicle re-docks with the tether again, under water, without retrieving the vehicle to the surface and giving the system almost unlimited operation time.

Saab offers a vehicle that • Can perform Medium-term autono mous missions and/or be operated via tether • Is very stable vehicle capable of performing high resolutions sensor surveys • Can be equipped with camera, tools etc

The SAROV can be equipped with • A number of different tools and accessories that may be mounted to the vehicle • External video cameras and scanning sonar • Forward Looking Sonar • Multibeam Echosound • Side Scan Sonar (SSS) • Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS)

Saab serves the global market with world-

leading products, services and solutions

ranging from military defence to civil security.

Saab has operations and employees on all

continents and constantly develops, adopts

and improves new technology to meet

customers’ changing needs.

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